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Barack Obama for the Generations

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 07. Nov, 2008 in civil rights movement, class and poverty, election, friends, hungry blues, john due, labor movement, politics, race and racism, southwest ms, women and feminism

Our election of Barack Obama to be President of the United States of America has been filling me with overwhelming emotions. As it has been doing for so many people. It has been hard to put any of this into words. For me it begins with my being a child of the Civil Rights Movement. [...]

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Our Votes Don’t All Need to Be Counted if the Election Isn’t Close

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 31. Oct, 2008 in election, race and racism, voting rights

That’s pretty much the New York Times analysis. Provisional ballots will also come into play if a huge turnout causes long lines in Ohio, leading lawyers to ask the courts to keep polls open late. When polls are kept open after hours, the ballots cast must be provisional. Problems with the ballots will not affect [...]

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Please Sarah

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 20. Oct, 2008 in election, politics, women and feminism

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